Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Upgraded Spellslinger

Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
How Fun Are All of the Grixis Commanders?
There are dozens of Grixis commanders available now. But which ones are fun to play? Let's break them all down.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Flashback
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Traumatic Critique
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Resonating Lute
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Flow State
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
68%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
55%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Reanimate
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Abrade
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Urabrask
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Rakdos Charm
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
33%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Vandalblast
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Bolt
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Snap
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Return the Favor
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Will
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Vadmir, New Blood
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Generous Plunderer
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Guttersnipe
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
The Lord of Pain
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Ledger Shredder
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Nimble Brigand
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Spellskite
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Grave Researcher
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Mayhem Devil
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Blood Hustler
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Vein Ripper
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Blood Artist
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Deadeye Duelist
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Coruscation Mage
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Command
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Bedevil
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Slick Sequence
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Charm
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Siphon Insight
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Charm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Take the Fall
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Peek
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Fire Covenant
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Gut Shot
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Ionize
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Faithless Looting
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Stitch Together
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Grapeshot
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Rush of Dread
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Thoughtseize
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Seize the Secrets
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Will of the Abzan
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Buried Alive
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Stock Up
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Duress
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Persist
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Take for a Ride
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Bribery
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Skewer the Critics
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Back in Town
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Scorching Shot
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Glasses of Urza
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Bauble
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
At Knifepoint
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Animate Dead
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Double Down
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Curiosity
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Brimstone Roundup
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Mistrise Village
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Urborg
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Hammerheim
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Desert
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Detection Tower
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Tolaria
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Bandit's Haul
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Signet
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Relic of Sauron
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Bounty Board
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Victory Chimes
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Island
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Steam Vents
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Jagged Barrens
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Xander's Lounge
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Thundering Falls
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Eroded Canyon
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Morphic Pool
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Soured Springs
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Training Center
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Undercity Sewers
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Blazemire Verge
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Graven Cairns
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy